Lead in our water and cognitive decline
It’s funny how perceptions and interpretations can change over time. Take the fall of the Roman Empire as an example. When I was in school a hundred years ago, one of the reasons I...
Category: Minerals
Deep Sea Mining
I read an interesting article in Mother Jones (7/16/23) about mining on the deep-sea floor (aka the abyssal plain) for metallic nodules. This follows up on another article on the same site that discusses...
E-waste and rational resource management
How many of you still have your original cellphone? Not your flip-phone, I’m talking about the brick you had before that. But hey, what did happen to your first flip-phone? Or your first beeper...
A couple good reads…
I’d like to recommend a couple books that I’ve read and highly recommend for anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge of the earth, and appreciates pictures to help them along the way...
Talcum Power and Asbestos
I read with interest the decision by Johnson & Johnson to discontinue the sale of talc-based baby powder by 2023. While J&J has not sold talcum powder in the United States and Canada since...
Lithium and Green Energy
I saw an article this morning about a lithium prospect in the Alvord desert of southeastern Oregon. The company that was exploring for the metal — used in batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics,...
As simple as black and white
I am absolutely convinced that we are all born geologists. I mean, really, what kid doesn’t have a rock collection? Sadly, most of us lose the love by middle school when the burdens and...
